Austin Community College -- Distance Learning
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English 1301 ONL / section 169 / synonym 16443
Fall 2014 - 16-week semester
Instructor: Donald Skrabanek
This course begins on August 25 and ends at 5 pm Saturday, December 13.
Do not submit work for grading before August 25 or after 5 pm December 13.
You may take quizzes in Blackboard as soon as you can log in.
IMPORTANT
All course documents are in final form and ready for your use. No textbook is required for this online course. All documents and course materials are available online. Be assured, though, if you do not read the course documents carefully, you will not do well in this course. The lack of a textbook does not mean the lack of reading. In this course, you will do your reading online or on a printout. If you notice any errors or quirks in the documents, please let me know.
Blackboard is also ready for your use. If you have problems logging into Blackboard, send me an Email at the address below. You will need to use your ACC eID to enter Blackboard, so read about the eID at the link below. Look for the golden key.
STUFF TO DO FIRST
*Read the Online Orientation information at this link or in Blackboard.
*Read the Essential Information document at this link or in Blackboard.
*Log in to the Blackboard system at this link.
To send and retrieve most of your coursework: Use the Submissions button in the left sidebar in Blackboard.
To send and receive messages: Use the Messages feature under the Communication button in the left sidebar in Blackboard.
Email Skrabanek at: dws@austincc.edu
ACC provides permanent ID numbers for all students, faculty, and staff. These eIDs will allow you to access Blackboard, ACC Online Services, and several other secure ACC sites. To learn more about the ACC eID, visit this site:
http://www.austincc.edu/acceid/
Blackboard is a learning environment you will use for most of your course functions.
In Blackboard, you will:
- read announcements
- submit and retrieve assignments and exams
- take quizzes
- receive and send messages
- participate in the Discussion Board
- read course documents
All documents available on this site are also available in Blackboard.
Log in to Blackboard here.
Click here for the Blackboard Student Support page. On this page, you can learn how to log in to Blackboard.
Click here to learn how to use Blackboard.
Links to Course Documents
You can follow the links below to access the course documents. Most are in printable form. These documents can also be found under the various buttons in the left sidebar in Blackboard, or through links in documents in Blackboard.
Key Course Documents
Online Orientation
Course Guidelines
Schedule and Assignment Due Dates
Exams / C Exam Tips
B Exam
A Exam
Purposes and Patterns Primer
Purposes and Patterns Review
Handy Links Page
Online Grammar Handbook
Assignment 1 Lecture
Assignment 2 Lecture
Assignment 3 Lecture
Assignment 4 Lecture
Assignment 5 Lecture
Assignment 6 Lecture
Assignment 6 Reading Selections
B Exam Reading Selections
Course Information
Contact Information
Orientation
How to Use Blackboard
Required Course Materials
Grading Marks
General Department Syllabus
Research Project (Assignment 4)
Research Project Requirements and Topics
Required Checklist
Research Paper Guide
Research Basics / Assignment 2 Lecture
Topic Outline
Quotation Marks and Direct Quotes
Using ACC Library Databases
ACC Library MLA Documentation
ACC Library MLA Documentation Tutorial
For various other Research Project links, click here.
General Writing Information
Online Grammar Handbook
Five-Paragraph Essay
Revision
Transitions
You can find many helpful Library Guides and Online Tutorials on the ACC Library site.
Back to Skrabanek's ACC web site
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